diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
index 6db2982d8..bc3c8e421 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbChannel.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "link.h"
 #include "recSup.h"
 #include "special.h"
+#include "alarm.h"
 
 typedef struct parseContext {
     dbChannel *chan;
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@ long dbChannelOpen(dbChannel *chan)
     probe.field_type  = dbChannelExportType(chan);
     probe.no_elements = dbChannelElements(chan);
     probe.field_size  = dbChannelFieldSize(chan);
+    probe.sevr = NO_ALARM;
     p = probe;
 
     /*